By Matea Gold, Times Staff Writer We are in the Age of Jersey. MTV has rounded up Snooki and her pals for a second season of its raucous summer party show "Jersey Shore," while the Style Network is airing "Jerseylicious," a series about a Green Brook hair salon "where big hair meets even bigger personalities." Meanwhile, the second season of "Cake Boss," about a Hoboken pastry chef, just concluded on TLC, and Bravo's "Real Housewives of New Jersey" returns to the air May 3. The recent glut Jersey-themed reality shows (such as Oxygen reality show "Jersey Couture," above) is just the latest example of the state's prominent place in popular culture, a role that has sometimes brought unflattering depictions of its residents. But Jerseyans have come to take pride in their reputation for in-your-face bluntness. Here are some of our favorite Jersey moments in pop culture. RELATED: - Television review: 'The Real Housewives of New Jersey' - New Jersey: It's reality hot

By Matea Gold, Times Staff Writer We are in the Age of Jersey. MTV has rounded up Snooki and her pals for a second season of its raucous summer party show "Jersey Shore," while the Style Network is airing "Jerseylicious," a series about a Green Brook hair salon "where big hair meets even bigger personalities." Meanwhile, the second season of "Cake Boss," about a Hoboken pastry chef, just concluded on TLC, and Bravo's "Real Housewives of New Jersey" returns to the air May 3. The recent glut Jersey-themed reality shows (such as Oxygen reality show "Jersey Couture," above) is just the latest example of the state's prominent place in popular culture, a role that has sometimes brought unflattering depictions of its residents. But Jerseyans have come to take pride in their reputation for in-your-face bluntness. Here are some of our favorite Jersey moments in pop culture. RELATED: - Television review: 'The Real Housewives of New Jersey' - New Jersey: It's reality hot (Leo Sorel / For The Times)

By Matea Gold, Times Staff Writer We are in the Age of Jersey. MTV has rounded up Snooki and her pals for a second season of its raucous summer party show "Jersey Shore," while the Style Network is airing "Jerseylicious," a series about a Green Brook hair salon "where big hair meets even bigger personalities." Meanwhile, the second season of "Cake Boss," about a Hoboken pastry chef, just concluded on TLC, and Bravo's "Real Housewives of New Jersey" returns to the air May 3. The recent glut Jersey-themed reality shows (such as Oxygen reality show "Jersey Couture," above) is just the latest example of the state's prominent place in popular culture, a role that has sometimes brought unflattering depictions of its residents. But Jerseyans have come to take pride in their reputation for in-your-face bluntness. Here are some of our favorite Jersey moments in pop culture. RELATED: - Television review: 'The Real Housewives of New Jersey' - New Jersey: It's reality hotLeo Sorel / For The Times